Planning and financial requirements

Planning and financial requirements

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Small and Medium Enterprises (MGT 256)

Unit 6: Financial Management

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of planning and financial requirements.
• Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

• Financial Planning
• Estimation of Financial Requirements
• The Relation between SMEs and Finance

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Financial planning

   1. Link operating plans with financing and cash-flow needs.
   2. Prepare sales, cost and cash assumptions.
   3. Distinguish profit forecasts from cash availability.

2. Requirements estimation

   1. Estimate startup assets, working capital and operating needs.
   2. Account for timing and funding gaps.
   3. Develop illustrative forecasts from stated inputs.

3. SME-finance relationship

   1. Assess how enterprise scale and information affect finance access.
   2. Compare funding requirements across growth stages.
   3. Review sensitivity and affordability.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 118–120.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.